Lord Adonis: The information requested (where available) has been placed in the House Libraries.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: I refer to the Answer given in the House of Commons on 14 July by the Financial Secretary (Mr Healey) to the honourable Member for Epsom and Ewell (Mr Grayling) (column 1168W), which records the totals paid including VAT to Exchequer Partnership plc, Partnerships UK plc and Robson Associates in 2004-05. In each case a list of every item of goods or services purchased could be assembled only at disproportionate cost.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The Identity Cards Programme appointed PA Consulting as a delivery partner in June 2004 to provide services which include technical requirements, design of the scheme and resilience and security. Committed spend in relation to PA Consulting (as at end of May 2005) was £12,016,638.
	The Identity Cards Programme has used the services of a number of other consulting companies and I attach a table below showing the details of the contract as well as the value of the contract.
	
		Details of contracts let by Home Office Identity Cards Programme
		
			 Contractor Details of contract Start date End Date Value  
			 Sirius consortium (Fujitsu Services Ltd and Global Crossing Ltd and PWC) Advice on feasibility and costs September 2002 March 2003 £183,648  
			 SchlumbergerSema (Atos Origin) Programme and project management advice September 2003 September 2003 £56,000  
			 CESG Communications Electronic Security Group Provision of advice on information security August 2004 March 2005 £7,159.40  
			 Atos Origin IT Services UK Ltd Establishing and running the UKPS biometric trial and research work into preventing duplicate enrolment October 2003 May 2005 £1,079,261.84  
			 Shreeveport Management Consultancy Facilitation of workshops and core proposition development January 2004 March 2004 £43,250  
			 Axon Group PIc Proposals relating to human resources March 2004 April 2004 £28,766  
			 Cornwell Management Consultants plc Assessment of potential public sector delivery partners March 2004 May 2004 £47,548  
			 Office of Government Commerce Provision of advice and support on benefits management and other commercial issues September 2004 To end ofprocurement £ 12,268.53 to date(all prior to July2004 including in2003).  
			 Partnerships UK Provision on advice on partnerships and commercial issues September 2004 To end ofprocurement £23,755 committedto date  
			 Alan Hughes Consultancy services acting as chair of independent assurance panel February 2005 February 2006 (with option to extend) £20,000 per annum

Lord McKenzie of Luton: The estimates for working age adults who earn over the lower tax threshold (primary threshold or lower profits limit) and hence pay Class 1 or Class 4 NICs in 2010 and 2020 are:
	
		Great Britain average numbers per week
		
			  Gender 2010–11 2020–21 
			 Number Millions Men 14.50 14.75 
			  Women 10.80 12.00 
			 Percentage of working age population Men 75.3 76.1 
			  Women 61.5 61.7 
		
	
	The estimates have been provided by the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) and are for Great Britain only. Northern Ireland has an independent national insurance fund.
	The estimates are based on the 2003-based population projections and define working age population to be all people aged 16 to state pension age.
	The number of women includes women opting to pay at the reduced rate. The estimated number of female contributors increases significantly between 2010 and 2020 due to the rise in state pension age for women.

Lord Drayson: Safety at flying displays is of paramount concern and is kept under constant review. The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) flying control committee sets and reviews safety arrangements for displays at the event. It is confident that these arrangements are rigorous and that they worked well in this case. The pilot of the Typhoon experienced difficulty during a particular manoeuvre in his display sequence during a practice flight. During his routine post-flight review, the pilot, in consultation with his supervisors and the RIAT flying control committee, decided to modify the display which was subsequently reflown and revalidated.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: An updated table showing the standard VAT rates and registration thresholds for the 25 European Union member states is set out below:
	
		
			   Registration Thresholds  
			 Member State Standard Rate (%) Sterling1 Euro equivalent 
			 Belgium 21 £3,841 5,580 
			 Czech Republic 19 £21,158 30,731 
			 Denmark 25 £4,590 6,667 
			 Germany 16 £12,048 17,500 
			 Estonia 18 £11,016 16,000 
			 Greece 19 £6,196 (G) or £2,754 (S) 9,000 or 4,000 
			 Spain 16 None None 
			 France 19.6 £52,532 (G) or £18,589 (S) 76,300 or 27,000 
			 Ireland 21 £35,113 (G) or £17,556 (S) 51,000 or 25,500 
			 Italy 20 None None 
			 Cyprus 15 £10,740 15,600 
			 Latvia 18 £11,842 17,200 
			 Lithuania 18 £19,966 29,000 
			 Luxembourg 15 £6,885 10,000 
			 Hungary 25 £10,919 15,860 
			 Malta 18 £25,474 (G) £16,730 (S-high inputs) £10,052 (S-Low inputs) 37,000 24,300 14,600 
			 Netherlands 19 None None 
			 Austria 20 £15,147 22,000 
			 Poland 22 £6,885 10,000 
			 Portugal 19 £6,868 (G) or £8,585 (S) 9,976 or 12,470 
			 Slovenia 20 £17,212 25,000 
			 Slovak Republic 19 £25,437 36,946 
			 Finland 22 £5,852 8,500 
			 Sweden 25 None None 
			 UK 17.5 £60,000 87,144 
		
	
	Source: Europa website
	Note: Currency Conversion rate is €l = £0.6885
	(G): Goods
	(S): Services

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The early period in custody is recognised as a very vulnerable time for young people, therefore a number of procedures have been designed to relieve their distress and enhance safety. On arrival into custody, every young person is interviewed to determine their immediate needs and level of vulnerability. This screening process assesses the likelihood of the young person self-harming and identifies the need for further in depth assessment. Where a risk of self-harm or suicide is identified, appropriate action is taken to minimise it. The Youth Justice Board, in partnership with H M Prison Service, is currently developing an improved screening process to be piloted in six establishments during 2005.
	Information is provided to the young person on the reception process and the support available to them if they feel under stress or depressed, and they are offered the opportunity to telephone someone who may be concerned about their well-being. They are also given a first night pack (including reading and writing materials, a radio and phone card or equivalent) and any additional items required. Diversionary materials, such as magazines/newspapers (and televisions/videos where possible) are provided in reception.
	Following the first night, every young person starts an induction process which introduces them to the culture and rules of the establishment and details the support available to them. During this process a personal officer/caseworker will be assigned to them to act as an advisor and source of day-to-day support.